Sounding device



Aug. 19, 1930. A. W/NICHOLS 3 SQUNDING DEVICE Filed Oct. 23, 1928 2sheets-sheet 1 Aug-I 1930- A.-W. NICHOLS I 1,773,543

SOUNDING DEVICE Filed Oct. 23. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Savant/ ar 45w 4?(/7 Wd/kcia/r Patented Au 19, 1930 UNITED STATES ARTHUR w. NICHOLS, orNEWEORKQN. ,MYL t.

SOUN DING DEVICE Application filed October 23, 1928. Serial No. 314,353.

view as the nature of the invention will be better understood the samecomprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved sounding device. v

Figure 2 is a view mainly in side elevation, and partially in crosssection.

Figure 3 is a detail horizontal section taken substantially upon theline 3'-3 of Figure 1 and looking downwardly in the direction of thearrows.

Figure 4 is a similar View taken substantially on the lineH of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective of one of the finger operating cams. Nowhaving particular reference to the drawings, my novel invention consistsof a backing plate or board 5 associated with the upper end of which isa suitable casing 6. Arranged longitudinally within this casing is ashaft 7 equipped at predetermined spaced points with suitable cams 8.One end of the shaft 7 is equipped with a crank handle 9 whereby tofacilitate the rapid rotation of.

said shaft. Beneath this shaft casing 6 the front surface of the backingboard5 is equipped with suitable supporting means 10 while arranged uponthe forward ends therescope of the appended claim.

of is a board 11, the outer face of which is provided with a pad 12 ofpredetermined thickness of material and softness. The shaft housing 6 isopen for the greater portion of its bottom'area and pivoted to thehousing directly beneath the shaftare depending striker fingers 13 thatproject upwardly into the housing and terminate within the surface ofthe respective cams so that when the cams rotate, the inner ends ofthese 6 fingers will be engaged to cause the outward movement of thelower ends thereof with respec-t to the pad 12. Between each finger 13and the backing plate of the device are retractile coil springs 14 forthe purpose of normally maintaining the lower fiat ends of the fingersfor engagement with the pad 12,

and the upper ends thereof in engagement 7 7 with said cams 8. Obviouslytherefore the rotation of the shaft 7 will cause the rotation of saidcams andby reason of the stag- 'gered relation of the projections ofthe'cams with respect to each other, the fingers will be caused toalternately strike the pad 12 for simulating the sound of a rifle, arapid fire 7o gun or the hoof beats of animals.

In view of the foregoing description when considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings it will be apparent that I have provided anovel, simple and highly useful sounding device that is well adapted forall the purposes heretofore designated.

Even, though I have herein shown and de-' scribed the invention asconsisting of certain detail structural elements it is nevertheless tobe understood that some-changes may be made therein without affectingthe spirit and Having thus described the invention, what I I claim asnew and desire to secure by Let-' ters Patent is: V

A sound producing device comprising a base, a hollow casing'supported onone end of the base, a shaft extending through the casing and journalledthrough the opposed Q) (ill walls thereof, said shaft having a, crankhandle coupled to one end of the shaft, a plurality ofcams secured tothe shaft at spaced points along its axis, said casing having anpeningjn one Wall, a plurality of fiat striking fingers pivotedintermediate their ends to the casing and having one end of each fingerextending through the opening and terminating in the path of the cams, astrik-' ing pad supported in spaced relation to the other end of thebase adjacent the free ends of the striking fingers and springs securedto the base and the fingers to normally urge the fingers to contact withthe base. V In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR W. NICHOLS.

